tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750654.post2356633536602946236..comments2019-05-23T10:03:55.915+00:00Comments on Thanet Life: Taking the LeapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750654.post-84239684142997067852014-12-04T19:03:42.846+00:002014-12-04T19:03:42.846+00:00Poor dog looks terrified-very cruel...Poor dog looks terrified-very cruel...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750654.post-60937124661297624262014-08-30T14:19:38.331+00:002014-08-30T14:19:38.331+00:00The quality of lead varies within Thanet. From a p...The quality of lead varies within Thanet. From a piece of string to the full monty.<br /><br />Surely the boy racer problem needs to be referred to the P&amp;CC? There is sure to be a resolution then.Still Even More Bemused Of Birchingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378876660344475835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750654.post-60963264000651174092014-08-30T12:54:52.442+00:002014-08-30T12:54:52.442+00:00I owned an English bull terrier when we lived in M...I owned an English bull terrier when we lived in Midlands and I got some videos made by a man who trained bull breeds etc in sports to channel their natural traits into that activity. Weight pulling (I think there may have been events held at Sheffield Hallam University). High jump even swimming.<br /><br />On swimming Staffies have apparently won retrieving comps. But they are not as positive buoyant as say labradors and the terrier needs propulsion to compensate. And of course a lab can be in sub zero seas for ten hours but a Staffie cannot take the cold.<br /><br />I wonder if the guy who made these training videos is the same man who was running Staffie training sessions in Westgate Simon ?<br /><br />For running on bike lead I used a trail harness which is the sort of thing Sherlock Holmes bloodhound would have used to tow a handler along on a scent. Not suitable as a weight drawing take off.<br /><br />For weight pulling I got a made to measure harness from Culpepper Harness (A husky sled team man)<br /><br />There has just been an attack on a guide dog puppy by a Staffie. irresponsible owners are making menaces of their dogs. <br /><br />Be aware that if you train a bull terrier for running on a mountain bike lead and towing tyres or even weight sled pulling (Don&#39;t start too young vet will tell you when bones are developed) the exercise requirement increases. The ruddy things get fitter faster than their owners !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com